contrary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contrary in the English»French Dictionary

I.contrary [Brit ˈkɒntrəri, Am ˈkɑntrɛri] N

contrary

contraire m

the contrary is the case

c'est le contraire qui est vrai

quite the contrary

bien au contraire

on the contrary

(bien) au contraire

despite views/claims to the contrary

contrairement à ce que certains pensent/disent

unless there is evidence to the contrary

à moins qu'il n'y ait une preuve du contraire

no-one said anything to the contrary

personne n'a dit le contraire

unless you hear anything to the contrary

sauf contrordre

II.contrary [Brit ˈkɒntrəri, Am ˈkɑntrɛri] ADJ

1. contrary idea, view:

contrary

contraire

to be contrary to activity, proposal, opinion, measure:

être contraire à

2. contrary direction, movement:

contrary

contraire (to à)

3. contrary [kənˈtrɛːri] [kənˈtrɛri] person:

contrary

contrariant

III.contrary to PREP

contrary to

contrairement à

contrary to popular belief/to rumours (in spite of)

contrairement à ce que l'on peut croire/à la rumeur

contrary to expectations

contre toute attente

Translations for contrary in the French»English Dictionary

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a contrario

on the contrary

contrariant (contrariante)

contrary never attr

contrairement à ce qu'on pourrait penser/à ce qu'il prétend

contrary to what one might think/to what he claims

contrairement à une opinion répandue

contrary to popular belief

en dépit du bon sens

contrary to common sense

il travaille en dépit du bon sens

the way he works is contrary to common sense

contraire vent

contrary

être contraire à la justice/aux usages/au règlement

to be contrary to justice/to custom/to the regulations

sauf avis contraire

unless otherwise informed, unless you hear anything to the contrary

jusqu'à preuve du contraire

until there is evidence to the contrary, until proved otherwise

(bien ou tout) au contraire

on the contrary

par dérogation à l'article 1

contrary to article 1

encontre

contrary to

à l'encontre des idées reçues, le chinois n'est pas difficile

contrary to general belief, Chinese is not a difficult language

il est bon, malgré les ou en dépit des apparences

he is kind, despite appearances to the contrary

contre toute apparence

despite every indication to the contrary

malgré certaines apparences

despite certain indications to the contrary

sauf contrordre

unless I/you etc hear to the contrary

contrary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contrary in the English»French Dictionary

I.contrary [ˈkan·trər·i] N

contrary

contraire m

on the contrary

au contraire

to get proof to the contrary

avoir la preuve du contraire

II.contrary [ˈkan·trər·i] ADJ

contrary

contrariant(e)

contrary to PREP

contrary to

contrairement à

contrary to what sb says

à l'encontre de ce que qn dit

contrary to all expectations

contre toute attente

contrary to nature

contre nature

Translations for contrary in the French»English Dictionary

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contrairement à qn/qc

contrary to sb/sth

contrairement à ce que je croyais

contrary to what I thought

contraire à l'usage

contrary to general practice

contraire

contrary

contraire

contrary

bien [ou tout] au contraire

on the contrary

mettre qn au défi de prouver le contraire

to defy sb to prove the contrary

à l'inverse de qn/qc

contrary to sb/sth

jusqu'à preuve du contraire

until there is proof to the contrary

contre toute attente

contrary to expectation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A fighter pays no sanctioning fees to defend or fight for the title at stake, contrary to practices of the sanctioning bodies.

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